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1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

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1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
AMCU-8 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record28–6 (13–1 AMCU-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHammons Student Center
Seasons
1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 13 1   .929 28 6   .824
Cleveland State 10 4   .714 25 8   .758
Illinois-Chicago 9 5   .643 17 15   .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Northern Iowa 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Valparaiso 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Eastern Illinois 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
Western Illinois 2 12   .143 12 16   .429
1987 AMCU-8 tournament winner


The 1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1986–87 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 28–6 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles.[1] Southwest Missouri State upset No. 4 seed Clemson,[2] then lost to No. 5 seed Kansas in the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.[3]

Roster

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1986–87 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Winston Garland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana
F Lee Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
vs. Drake L 62–74  0–1
 
 
Nov 29, 1986*
vs. Southeastern Louisiana W 81–45  1–1
 
 
Dec 5, 1986*
at Missouri L 53–57  2–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 22, 1986*
Arkansas W 56–49  5–3
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 30, 1986*
at Illinois State L 55–59  5–4
Horton Field House 
Normal, Illinois
Jan 6, 1987*
at BYU W 62–61  6–4
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
AMCU-8 tournament
Mar 5, 1987*
(1) (8) Western Illinois
Quarterfinals
W 81–60  25–5
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Mar 6, 1987*
(1) (4) Wisconsin–Green Bay
Semifinals
W 61–59  26–5
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Mar 7, 1987*
(1) (2) Cleveland State
Championship game
W 90–87  27–5
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1987*
(13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Clemson
Second round
W 65–60  28–5
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 15, 1987*
(13 SE) vs. (5 SE) No. 20 Kansas
Second round
L 63–67  28–6
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southwest Missouri State Stops Grant, Upsets Clemson, 65-60". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Manning's 42 Carry Kansas". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "1988-89 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 2, 2020.